Monday, November 1, 2010

FLOTUS coming

First Lady Michelle Obama will headline a rally on November 1 at thecampus of the University of Pennsylvania. She will appear at PerelmanQuadrangle, 3417 Spruce, at 7 pm. The doors open at 5 30. MichelleObama, with a 65% approval rating among all Americans in the latestpoll from CNN/Opinion Research, will favorably impact the Democrats'Get out the Vote effort.The President and First Lady have both been to Philadelphia in thelast days of the election because the polls indicate that theSestak-Toomey race could be the closest Senate race in the country.The Obamas are pulling out all the stops to ensure Sestak's victory.Democratic staffers say they do not want to wake up Wednesday morningand discover that one more visit could have produced victoryespecially in light of Toomey's staunch conservative platform. As weall know, a Democratic victory in Pennsylvania is dependent on turnoutin Philadelphia, which the high profiles are designed to stimulate.Republican operatives say that they will large stay silent about theFirst Lady's trip to Philadelphia due to her respectable standingsamong both Republicans and Independents. They are just relieved thatthe rally starts after the six o'clock news the day before theelection.